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By Rushana Aliakbarova Published on 07/11/2025 – 9:02 GMT+1 The kitchen was at the heart of discussions at Gastro Forum Tashkent 2025, where chefs, restaurateurs and suppliers from across Central Asia met to talk about food as a business, a skill and a part of culture. The event formed part of the wider HORECA EXPO UZBEKISTAN 2025, which gathered more than 100 companies and experts in Tashkent. Among the guests was Jean Ashner, a French chef and holder of two Michelin stars, who described Uzbekistan’s culinary scene as “a good school – open and ready to learn”. “There’s talent and flavour…
By Tokunbo Salako & Euronews Italia Published on 07/11/2025 – 8:54 GMT+1 A precious Egyptian vase has re-emerged in the ruins of Pompeii, in the so-called ‘street food’ area of antiquity, revealing unprecedented cultural and commercial links between the two civilisations. According to the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, “hunting scenes in Egyptian style, produced in Alexandria, Egypt” are depicted on the object discovered in the kitchen of the Thermopolium of Regio V, where it was probably used as a food container. The vase is seen as proof of the rich mix of cultures that contributed to daily life in Pompeii, before the city…
During the Cold War, which lasted almost half a century, the Soviet Union and the West worked to undermine each other without risking open conflict in Europe and potential nuclear war. Top European and NATO officials currently argue that Russia is reviving its policy of attrition, using hybrid warfare tactics to destabilize the West and sow division. Khodorkovsky, who spent ten years behind bars in Putin’s prison system and now lives in London, downplayed the effectiveness of Western sanctions in swaying the Kremlin, saying they were “creating some pressure on the Russian economy, but nothing dramatic.” He was similarly skeptical…
A quarter of a century after the launch of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, the United Nations is warning that women’s full and equal participation in peace processes is still lacking, urging countries worldwide to renew their commitment to the framework. It comes at a time whene global conflict is at an all-time high. In 2024, the world saw 61 active conflicts that involved at least one state, according to a study by the Uppsala Conflict Data Programme (UCDP), the highest figure since 1946. That same year, nine out of the 10 peace processes had no women negotiators,…
Germany’s steel industry is facing an “existential crisis”, Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned, as he signalled a shift toward greater economic self-reliance in Europe. He spoke alongside Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil following a summit at the Chancellery on Thursday, convened to find ways to secure the sector’s future. Mr Klingbeil said that if Germany is to make significant investments in its defence industry, it should also be able to prioritise European and domestic suppliers. “A little more ‘buy European’, a little more European patriotism — I think that would help,” he told reporters. Chancellor Merz said he would support an EU…
October 2025 was the third-warmest globally on record, according to data from the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). The month recorded an average surface air temperature of 15.14°C, 0.70°C above the 1991-2020 average for October, according to the ERA5 dataset, which uses billions of measurements from satellites, ships, aircraft and weather stations around the world. C3S now says 2025 is virtually certain to finish as the second- or third-warmest year on record, possibly tied with 2023, the current second-warmest year, and behind 2024, the warmest year on record. Copernicus says the findings reflect the “accelerating pace of climate change”,…
Banking and Financial Services Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque has repeatedly spoken out in favor of banking consolidation across the bloc. The competition and financial services teams had their assessment of the case ready shortly after Italy submitted its last round of responses to the Commission in August, said one of the people who spoke to POLITICO. But von der Leyen’s Cabinet, which ultimately has to sign off on a decision, has taken no action so far, they added. According to Italian media reports, Italy has been trying to buy more time and stave off an infringement procedure by suggesting it…
Published on 07/11/2025 – 7:00 GMT+1 Europe’s first autonomous military convoy recently finished its final demonstration in Spain, according to media reports. At the showcase in Seville, the European Union-funded project reportedly demonstrated a fleet of autonomous ground vehicles that performed coordinated logistics supported by a navigation system that uses artificial intelligence (AI). The project is called Convoy Operations with Manned-unManneD Systems, or the COMMANDS consortium, and is coordinated by the Spanish aerospace and defence firm Sener. It was developed by a group of 21 European partners and funded by a €24.8 million investment from the European Defence Fund. The…
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Lawmakers and digital rights groups have expressed concerns about these carve-outs, which were secured by EU countries during the law’s negotiation. Digital policing powers Ebner, who oversees governance matters at Europol, said “almost all investigations” now have an online dimension. The investments in tech and innovation to keep pace with criminals is putting a “massive burden on law enforcement agencies,” he said. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has vowed to more than double Europol’s staff and turn it into a powerhouse to fight criminal groups. | Wagner Meier/Getty Images The Europol official has been in discussions with Europe’s…